Which American playwright wrote 'The Crucible'?

Arthur Miller wrote the American play The Crucible.

First performed in 1953, the drama recreates the Salem witch trials of 1692–1693, when accusations of witchcraft spread through Salem, Massachusetts. Miller fictionalized some people and events, but used the historical panic to examine how fear, suspicion, and public pressure can destroy a community.

The play also works as an allegory for McCarthyism, the period when suspected communists faced investigations, blacklisting, and pressure to name associates. Miller himself was questioned by the House Un-American Activities Committee in 1956 and was convicted of contempt of Congress after refusing to identify people he had met at political gatherings.

A common mix-up is confusing Miller with Tennessee Williams or Eugene O’Neill, two other major American dramatists. Miller is also the author of Death of a Salesman, while The Crucible remains his best-known historical tragedy. Its first Broadway production won the 1953 Tony Award for Best Play, although the initial reviews were mixed.